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-The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Adventures of a Marmotte, by Eliza
-Grey
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-Title: The Adventures of a Marmotte
-       Sold for the Distressed Irish
-
-Author: Eliza Grey
-
-Release Date: June 22, 2021 [eBook #65674]
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-Language: English
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-  THE
-  ADVENTURES
-  OF
-  A MARMOTTE.
-
-  SOLD FOR
-  THE DISTRESSED IRISH.
-
-
-  LONDON:
-  PUBLISHED BY SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL, STATIONERS’ HALL COURT;
-  AND SPINK, LEEDS.
-
-  MDCCCXXXI.
-
-  PRICE ONE SHILLING.
-
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-
-
-PREFACE.
-
-
-In presenting this little Work to the Public, I can solicit for it
-no better protection than the generosity of an English heart; and I
-must beg my little readers will make allowances for the faults it may
-contain, in consideration of the cause in which it was written.
-
-                                                          ELIZA GREY.
-
- _June, 1831._
-
-
-
-
-THE
-
-ADVENTURES
-
-OF
-
-A MARMOTTE.
-
-
-My dear little friends, you have, I dare say, never before heard of a
-Marmotte writing its history; I know it is great boldness on my part,
-but I undertake it in the hope of amusing you, and perhaps procuring a
-few shillings for the poor starving Irish, who so much need your kind
-and generous compassion.
-
-The first recollection I have of myself, was my lying curled up like a
-little ball, with two or three brothers and sisters, in a nook in one
-of the rugged Alps, near the pretty village of Courmayeur, situated in
-the valley of Aosta, in Switzerland. This valley extends from the pass
-of St. Martin, near the frontiers of Yoree, to St. Bernard; it is very
-fertile, and abounds in pastures and all sorts of fruit.
-
-One day, when about six weeks old, contrary to the express commands of
-my parents, I quitted the little crevice where we lived, and wandered
-to a short distance, to amuse myself by jumping from rock to rock;
-when, Oh! fatal effect of disobedience! I was perceived by a little
-boy, who, uttering a cry of delight, threw down the crystals he had
-been gathering, and seized me by the hind legs, before I could succeed
-in scrambling back to my hiding place. Conceive my horror--my despair,
-at this unexpected and frightful event. To revenge my capture, I bit
-the little boy’s fingers most severely, but he only held me still
-tighter: this was the fruit of my disobedience, which I have since so
-often regretted. I hope my little readers never do any thing they are
-bid not; for, as I have felt, naughtiness is always punished sooner or
-later.
-
-But to continue my history, this little boy carried me down with him
-into the valley. How astonished I was when the first emotion of fear
-had a little subsided, to see all the strange objects which presented
-themselves to my view in this new world; for so this valley then
-appeared to me, who had never before seen a human being, and knew only
-of them from the terrible accounts our father and mother sometimes
-gave us, on their return from excursions in search of food. I had,
-therefore, rather an unpleasant opinion of my new acquaintance; but
-this soon wore off, for he treated me very kindly, and I discovered
-that the horrible stories I had heard of men’s eating us alive, were
-untrue, or at least greatly exaggerated; for I fear they do sometimes
-kill us for food, but only in times of great distress, when they can
-procure nothing else.
-
-On arriving at the cottage of little José, (for that was his name) he
-shewed me to his mother, with whom he lived, praising my beauty, and
-exulting in the fortunate acquisition he had made.
-
-My little friends, as you may not perhaps all have seen a Marmotte,
-I will describe myself in a few words, begging you at the same time
-to look at my picture on the first page, for it was taken by a very
-celebrated artist, and was said at the time to be a striking likeness.
-
-My head something resembles that of a hare, only the top of it is
-larger and flatter, and my ears much smaller; so small, that they are
-scarcely perceptible, though the hair on that part of my head is very
-short. I have a large bushy pair of whiskers. My eyes, which are
-bright and sparkling, are placed at the side of my head, like those of
-a hare. The form of my body is between that of a bear and a rat, but
-much smaller than the former, and a good deal larger than the latter.
-My coat is generally of a sandy black, or red brown colour. My voice
-sounds much like that of a little dog, when pleased, but our species
-is remarkable for the shrill and piercing whistle which we employ when
-irritated.
-
-I think I have now given you a pretty accurate description of myself,
-and I fear many of my little readers will feel inclined to say, that
-little José was clever to find any beauty in me.
-
-The old dame received me very kindly, but told her son he would not
-be able to keep me long, as Marmottes were most mischievous little
-animals. This I thought very ill-natured of her, and naughtily
-determined to revenge myself, by gnawing whatever came in my way; but
-she afterwards treated me so kindly, that I am happy to say I soon gave
-up this wicked intention: had I continued in it, I am very sure that
-nothing but mortifications and misfortunes would have happened to me,
-and I should have well deserved them.
-
-Little José, thinking I must be hungry, gave me a great piece of bread.
-I had never before seen any of this sort of food, which, on tasting,
-I found so good that I soon finished it all, to the evident delight
-of my kind little Master; who having put some nice fresh grass in one
-corner of the room, laid me upon it; and being greatly overcome by the
-fatigues and anxieties of the day, I was soon fast asleep.
-
-On awaking next morning, I discovered many strange and wonderful
-things, which the fatigue and fright of the preceding evening had
-hindered me from observing. Among others, a very large pot on the fire,
-black and ugly, which they called a Marmite, though I can assure you it
-was not at all like me, but they gave me the name of Pierrot, for, on
-hearing them talk of Marmite, I once or twice answered, thinking they
-meant me. I soon became very much attached to my little master, who
-treated me with the greatest kindness, sharing with me his bread and
-milk; in return for which, I amused him by my gambols and mischievous
-pranks: he soon taught me to jump over a stick, to make a bow, to
-dance, and several other little tricks. When he went up the mountains,
-on which occasions I was left at home with the old dame, his mother,
-I laid very quietly all day in one corner of the kitchen chimney; but
-when evening approached, I climbed up a wall, which he always passed,
-there to await his arrival, and when I saw him, uttering a cry of
-delight, I used to jump on his shoulder, and, purring with pleasure,
-ride home in this manner. I was allowed to wander about wherever I
-chose, for being very content and happy in my new abode, I had no wish
-to leave it, and did not, I fear, much desire to return to my parents,
-whose dull and monotonous way of living I could never have borne, after
-the gaiety and attentions I enjoyed in the valley; for, though I say
-it myself, little José was the envy of all the village for having so
-nice an animal as his little Pierrot; and many were the caresses and
-endearing epithets I received from all the little villagers; but my
-young master always declared he would never part with me, and he kept
-his word most faithfully; for though two English travellers, wishing
-to have me, offered him a large sum of money, (I believe a guinea) if
-he would sell me; he resolutely refused, although the money would have
-been very acceptable, for he and his mother were both very poor. This
-scene, of which I was myself a witness, greatly increased my attachment
-to him, and I passed three of the happiest months of my life under
-this hospitable roof; but, alas! I was not allowed to go through life
-without misfortunes any more than my neighbours, for one evening, on
-little José’s returning with me after having been absent all day, the
-old dame, to our great horror and dismay, said that her sister Marie
-had called to beg José would give his Marmotte to her little son Simon,
-who was very ill, as she thought it would amuse him.
-
-My dear little friends, I cannot find words strong enough to express
-my wretchedness--my despair at this agonizing event. I jumped into the
-arms of my little Master on his turning a wistful look towards me, and
-burying my face in his neck, I wept most bitterly, and, overcome by
-my feelings, (for though a Marmotte, I can assure you my feelings are
-quite as deep as your own) soon fell fast asleep on José’s laying me on
-the ground in the chimney corner, saying, “Poor little thing! It looks
-as if it knew what we were saying.” I was awoke early the next morning
-by the old dame, who, having placed me in a nice wicker basket, covered
-me over with a clean cloth, carried me away without my again seeing my
-little Master, who, I doubt not, had refused to part with me. I can
-assure you my thoughts on this short journey were far from enviable; to
-be thus carried away from my dear little José and given to a stranger,
-who knew nothing about me, and who might perhaps treat me very cruelly.
-
-Simon Pacchard was a poor sickly boy, the youngest of a large family,
-his mother’s pet, and consequently a spoiled child; he was delighted
-to have me, and almost smothered me with his caresses, but I was not
-at all reconciled to my change of master. The whole appearance of
-Marie Pacchard’s cottage was very different from that which I had
-just quitted; it wanted that air of neatness and cleanliness which is
-so charming in a cottage, as well as in a palace. Time did not at all
-reconcile me to it, and every day which I passed in my new habitation
-only served to render it more disagreeable: the children teased me, and
-often, after Simon had recovered sufficiently to accompany his mother
-when she went to work in the fields, I was left all day shut up in a
-dismally dark room, without any thing to eat.
-
-My novelty no longer pleasing my master, he soon sought to amuse
-himself by tormenting me, and treating me very cruelly. I am sure if
-spoiled children knew how disagreeable they make themselves by behaving
-naughtily, and how it makes them disliked, they would never give way to
-their ill tempers, or peevish whims. Having one day found, by chance,
-his mother’s scissors, he caught hold of me, before I was aware of his
-intention, and cut off all my bushy whiskers, at the very great risk of
-putting out my eyes; for not at all liking this treatment, I struggled
-most violently, and, enraged at his cruelty, I turned suddenly round
-and bit his finger severely; this putting him into a great passion, he
-kicked and beat me until I fell exhausted and half dead on the floor.
-
-It was several days before I recovered the effects of this inhuman
-conduct, for I was very much bruised, and so stiff and sore, I could
-not move; when, however, I was able to walk, I determined on quitting
-my miserable abode, and trying to find my way back to my dear José, who
-I was sure would be delighted to see me again. Accordingly, being an
-excellent climber, one morning when all the family had gone out, and
-left me as usual, shut up, I contrived to climb upon the window, which
-had been left open by chance: a very few moments sufficed me to descend
-the side of the wall, and when I once more found myself at liberty in
-the middle of the street, I recovered my spirits, and though it was
-very frightful to be all alone, I was still much happier than when in
-the power of wicked Simon.
-
-I much wondered that my dear little friend José had never been to see
-me since we parted, but hoping for the best, I took the road I had
-so often before traversed on his shoulder, and found myself, after
-numerous frights and escapes, at the door of my old home. Think how
-distressed I was, when on entering, I perceived my dear little friend
-seated by the fire side, looking very pale, and so changed since I had
-last seen him! Uttering a cry of agony, I jumped into his arms. He was
-greatly surprised, and exclaimed, while he tenderly caressed me with
-his emaciated hand, “My poor, poor Pierrot! you are as much changed as
-I am. What can have happened?” added he on observing my bruises which
-were not yet quite recovered, “The wicked little Simon! can he have
-done this? Mother, mother,” cried he, as the old dame entered the room,
-“look! here is poor Pierrot returned all beaten and bruised, I am sure
-he has been very ill treated.”
-
-I soon learned from the conversation of little José and his mother,
-that his present illness had been caused by a fall from a rock, while
-seeking for crystals; and that he had dislocated his ankle, which had
-caused him much pain. I was treated with the greatest kindness by
-my old friends, and the remedies which the old dame applied to my
-aching sides, together with the abundant food which I now enjoyed,
-soon restored my good looks; but alas! I was destined to suffer new
-misfortunes; for Simon, furious at my having escaped his power, and
-thinking I might have returned to my old master, came in search of me.
-Unluckily, he arrived one morning when I was playing before the door
-in the sun. It was now winter; the snow was thick upon the hills, and
-the ponds and rivers were covered with ice; you will wonder that I
-should have been playing out of doors instead of sleeping as is usual
-with the Marmottes in winter; but when well fed and kept warm, this
-sleepiness does not affect us. As I before said, I was outside the
-door, and a short distance from the cottage, when Simon arrived, and
-gently advancing towards me with a piece of cake in his hand, persuaded
-me foolishly to go quite close to him. Oh! how silly I was to trust
-myself so near this wicked boy who had before treated me so ill! But
-I never imagined he could intend to hurt me, till I discovered myself
-once more in his cruel hands; I then began to tremble, but it was
-too late, for I was in his power, and there was no way of escaping. I
-whistled as loud as I could, in the hope of attracting the attention
-of little José, but he was still so lame that I might have been killed
-before he could have arrived. Conceive then my horror on finding myself
-carried away towards a great pond at a short distance from the cottage.
-I gave myself up for lost, when I saw the malicious grin with which
-Simon looked at me; and my fears were but too truly verified, for on
-approaching the pond, he made a little hole in the ice, which was very
-thick, and notwithstanding all my efforts to the contrary, pushed me
-into it, and would, I doubt not, have kept me there till I should have
-died of cold and suffocation, had it not been for the lucky arrival of
-my friend José, who, attracted by my cries, had followed us as fast
-as his ankle would allow him, and came just in time to save me from
-instant death.
-
-How is it possible that little boys and girls can reconcile themselves
-to the idea of willingly inflicting pain on poor unoffending animals
-committed to their care, and formed for their benefit; but alas! it is,
-I fear, too often the case; children are sometimes so very naughty;
-but hoping my little readers possess kind dispositions and feeling
-hearts, which would shudder at the idea of giving pain to a poor dumb
-animal, I will leave this disagreeable subject, and continue my own
-melancholy story. On seeing José approach, Simon dragged me out of
-the water, and throwing me half dead on the ground, ran away as fast
-as possible, knowing, I suppose, that he had been very wicked, and
-no doubt fearing to be punished for it by my little protector, who
-was older and much stronger than him. I now lost all power of seeing
-or hearing, and laid for several days in a deep sleep. José feared
-very much I should die: he watched over me with the greatest anxiety
-and kindness, for he was really very fond of me; and when at length
-I recovered sufficiently to open my eyes, his joy knew no bounds; he
-sung, whistled, clapped his hands, and jumped and danced with delight.
-(for his ankle had quite recovered during my illness) He fetched me
-some bread and milk, which by his entreaties I was at length induced to
-eat; and it did me a great deal of good, for I was soon able to move
-about; and being kept in the warm kitchen by the fire side, was quite
-recovered before spring arrived, with its delightful warm sun, which
-made me gayer and merrier than ever.
-
-The cruel Simon was shunned by all the village; for no good little
-child would play with him after he had behaved so wickedly to a poor
-animal which could not defend itself.
-
-One day, while at Aosta, a pretty town seated at the foot of the Alps,
-on the river Dora, capital of the valley of the same name, whither I
-had accompanied my Master on a visit to his friends, as I was sitting
-outside the window, waiting the return of José, who had gone on a
-message, my attention was attracted by an ugly sallow-looking boy, who
-spoke so strange a language, I could not at all understand him: induced
-by my curiosity, which is a most shocking propensity in little boys and
-girls, as well as in animals, I went close to him, hoping to discover
-what he was saying. He looked at me very earnestly, and I foolishly
-imagined he admired my beauty. I think I hear you say, “How could so
-ugly an animal as a Marmotte, think itself handsome?” but my dear
-little friends you will, I fear, often meet with examples of this kind
-of folly.
-
-Not in the least fearing his approach, I allowed him to stroke my head
-and smooth down my hair; when, Oh! dreadful misfortune! he seized me
-in his great hands, and, before I well knew what had happened, I found
-myself in a large bag, hanging from his back.
-
-The unfeeling monster, regardless of my cries and efforts to escape,
-whistled a gay tune, and continued his road down one street and up
-another, till I was quite tired; at length we stopped at a house; (so
-at least I supposed, for I could not see any thing out of the bag in
-which I was inclosed,) but instead of going up stairs, we descended
-flight after flight, until we arrived in a dark damp-looking room,
-which I afterwards discovered to be a cellar. I was released from my
-prison and placed on the floor, which was covered with hare and rabbit
-skins, bird cages, boxes, and rubbish of every description. Oh! how
-bitterly did I now regret that idle curiosity which had led me to
-approach this stranger, who had perhaps separated me for ever from my
-dear little José.
-
-I felt sure I should die if left long in this horrible place, where the
-cold and disagreeable smell of the hare and rabbit skins made me feel
-quite ill: I crept into the corner the farthest from them, but here
-again a new and still more dangerous object presented itself in the
-form of a large dog lying fast asleep.
-
-We Marmottes have as great an antipathy to dogs as cats have; judge
-then of my horror on seeing this one, which I doubted not would attack
-me as soon as I should be perceived. I gave myself up for lost, for it
-was so much larger and stronger than I was, that I should have had no
-chance had we come to blows; therefore, curling myself up into a ball,
-I took refuge behind a great barrel, and now anxiously desired the
-presence of the ugly sallow-faced boy, whose departure had given me so
-much pleasure a few minutes before; but it was a long long time before
-he returned: however the great dog did not awake, and I was delighted
-when the boy took me in his arms and carried me out of this horrible
-dungeon, which I hoped most earnestly never again to enter.
-
-What pleasure did I feel in again enjoying the bright light of the
-sun, hoping, if once able to effect my liberty, to discover José, who
-I had not for an instant ceased to think of; but I forgot the streets
-at Aosta were more numerous, and not so well known to me, as those of
-Courmayeur: however I had no opportunity of trying my sagacity, for
-on being taken up into the kitchen, I was given to a little boy who
-was going to Paris to seek his fortune, as many little boys from this
-country do.
-
-My present owner told him to take me and sell me for the highest
-price he could get. Though delighted to escape from the miserable
-cellar where I had been confined, still I could not endure the idea of
-quitting my own country, and perhaps never again seeing dear José; I
-wept, screamed, whistled, and bit, but all to no purpose. The journey
-to Paris was very long and uninteresting, to me at least, who could see
-nothing, travelling in a covered basket; and as I am sure my little
-readers are impatient to arrive at a large town, I will take them
-immediately to Paris; that great and wonderful city, where there are
-always so many amusing things to be seen.
-
-I had every opportunity of enjoying all the novelties and curiosities
-which the Champs Elysées, the Boulevards, and the streets present to
-a stranger; for the little Swiss, who had brought me over, treated me
-very kindly, and used to lead me all about with a little red collar
-round my neck, from which was suspended a long chain that fastened
-round his arm.
-
-What amused me most of all the wonderful things which I saw, was an
-exhibition called Punch. Those of my little friends who have never
-seen it, will, I am sure, be highly delighted when they have the good
-fortune to make the acquaintance of this amiable gentleman, who gives
-his life and adventures in a most spirited manner, under the form of a
-delightful little moveable theatre, of which he is the principal actor.
-
-We arrived just in time to see the carnival; a fête at which people
-of all ages amuse themselves by dressing in different ridiculous
-costumes, as my little friends I dare say often do, and parading the
-streets and public walks, some in carriages, some on horseback, and
-some on foot.
-
-While accompanying my Master to the Boulevards, where the best masks
-(for so they call these ridiculous figures) are to be seen, I was--must
-I own it, naughty enough to be highly amused by a misfortune which
-happened to a poor little girl while crossing one of the gutters which
-run through the middle of the streets in Paris; she was very smartly
-dressed, in a pink muslin frock, yellow handkerchief, blue bonnet, and
-bright scarlet shoes, which were so tight for her, she could hardly
-walk, but went rolling from one side to another. When she arrived at
-the gutter, unable to jump across from the pain which these tight shoes
-made her suffer, her foot slipped, and she tumbled in. Poor little
-girl; though I could not help laughing at this misfortune, still I
-pitied her; for perhaps, after all, it was not her fault that she wore
-such tight shoes and was so oddly dressed.
-
-On the Boulevards we saw a number of very curious figures, some
-dressed as harlequins, and others as columbines, &c. &c. But there
-was one which greatly astonished and amused me; it was a beautiful
-monkey, much larger than any I had ever before seen, mounted on a
-little pony which it trotted up and down, looking as it passed into
-all the carriages, through a large spy glass, at the same time making
-the most hideous grimaces, and using its tail instead of a whip to
-hurry its pony on. Judge of my surprise, when I heard an old woman near
-me explaining to a little girl, who was rather alarmed by the near
-approach of this animal, that it was not really a monkey, but a man
-dressed up as one! I could hardly believe her, but I suppose it was
-true.
-
-My attention was soon attracted by a pretty looking girl, riding,
-not as I had always seen people ride, but with her face towards the
-horse’s tail. I was very much shocked, for I fancied it must be some
-naughty child, placed there as a punishment; and soon after meeting
-two or three more riding in the same manner, I thought they must be
-school girls, who, having all committed the same offence, had therefore
-received the same punishment; but I afterwards discovered they were
-not girls, but a set of little boys dressed up in girls’ clothes, and
-that they rode so for their own amusement.
-
-I was very fond of walking up and down the Champs Elysées in an
-evening, when it was crowded with gay company, there were always so
-many things to see; and I was so delighted with the attentions paid me
-by the dear children who used to be running about, with cheerful happy
-faces and merry laughter.
-
-We one day took a ride in a ship,--“A ride!” I think I hear you say,
-“how could that be?” but such was the case, for we had neither sails
-nor water to sail upon, but were in a kind of seat called, from its
-shape, a vessel, which went round and round so fast that I became
-quite giddy. As I was exhibiting my tricks to three or four smiling
-children, an old English lord, attracted by my cleverness, asked the
-little boy if he would sell me; and I was much distressed to hear him
-answer that he would willingly, if he could get enough for me. “And
-what do you call enough?” said the Englishman, “if I were to give
-you a napoleon, (a piece of French money, which is not worth quite
-seventeen shillings) would you be satisfied?” “Oh dear yes, and it is
-much more than I ever expected to get for this poor little animal,”
-presenting me to the old Lord, who told the boy to take me to number
--- Rue St. Honore. He accordingly carried me there in great glee, but
-was, I think, like myself, rather sorry when he wished me good bye.
-I was very much astonished at the magnificence of the house where I
-now was; but what surprised me most was, on entering the drawing-room
-after the old gentleman’s return, to see what I supposed to be three
-or four other Marmottes; when _I_ moved they moved, when _I_ stood
-still they did so also: delighted to find some animals like myself, I
-ran scampering up to one of them, when, instead of finding a little
-Marmotte, I hit my head against something very hard, reeled, and fell
-back: on getting up, however, I still saw the same objects, and was
-again advancing towards one of them, when the old Lord taking me in his
-arms, carried me to what I have since discovered to be a large mirror,
-when I perceived, that what I had taken for another Marmotte, was
-only the reflection of myself. But I had no time to think how very odd
-this was, (though I wished very much to have sent a looking-glass to
-my father and mother, as I am quite sure they never saw one) for the
-old gentleman’s little grandson came running in, and seizing me in his
-arms, scampered away to shew me to his sister; and I really thought
-they would have pulled me in pieces, for both insisted upon having me
-to play with: however this sport was put an end to by the arrival of a
-funny-looking old gentleman, with a white head, who I soon found was a
-dancing-master; and my little readers cannot think how delighted I was
-when these young people began to dance, to the sound of a beautiful
-instrument called a kit, (not a kitten) which made the most charming
-noise I ever heard. The little girl began by making a low curtsy, and
-the little boy a bow; then off they set, and seemed to me to be trying
-which could jump highest. I forgot my miseries; and José having taught
-me to jump also, I ran into the middle of the room and capered and
-frisked about in the highest glee; the children clapping their hands
-and screaming with delight, whilst the old gentleman could hardly go on
-with the tune for laughing; till at last he could resist it no longer,
-and began to jump as high as any of us. We were all frisking about when
-the door opened, and the old Lord entered: he laughed heartily at the
-fun, and at last consented to be of the party, to please his darling
-grandchildren. At first he was, I confess, rather stiff; but this soon
-wore off, and he capered better than any of us, making a charming
-noise with his fingers; but at last when he was taking an immense
-jump into the air, his large wig fell off, and I being just where it
-came, received it on my back! I really thought the little party would
-have died with laughing at seeing me scampering round the room with
-this large white wig on, like a cloak, shaking a cloud of dust from
-it (called powder) at every jump I took: though I was nearly blinded
-by it, and I confess terribly frightened at first, yet when I found
-it would not hurt me, I did not so much mind. However standing still
-at last, the children took me up in their arms, saying I was the most
-delightful animal they had ever seen; far more amusing than Jacko,
-the monkey. Their grandpapa procured another wig, and then they all
-went to dinner, when I was greatly charmed at the beautiful dress of
-the two servants, who had on coats of red cloth, with a great quantity
-of gold lace upon them. I thought this Lord must be a very rich man
-to put his gold upon his servants’ coats, instead of putting it into
-his pocket; and if I could have spoken, I should have asked him to
-give me a little to send to José and his mother. As a reward for my
-dancing, the children said I should have a large apple all to myself;
-and you cannot think my dear little friends howl liked it,--but, Oh!
-I thought I should have died with fright when the door opened and in
-came a large dog with Jacko, the monkey, riding on his back. The moment
-he saw me he jumped on the ground, chattering in the most frightful
-manner, and grinning so as to shew all his teeth. He came fiercely up
-to where I was eating my apple, and before I knew what he was going
-to do, snatched it from me: the footman seeing this, came to take it
-away, but Mr. Jacko, knowing he had done wrong, was too clever for
-him, and throwing the apple at the man’s head, hopped upon the table,
-and in a violent rage (seeing the grandpapa going to take hold of him)
-took up an orange in each paw, and threw them at the old gentleman. A
-violent uproar ensued, every body trying to catch the enraged monkey,
-who screamed and chattered in the most violent manner: cakes, oranges,
-apples, raisins, plums, figs, in short every fruit upon the table, was
-flying in the air, as the mischievous animal seized them in his paws,
-and threw them about in all directions. He had just got a plate in one
-paw, and a bottle of wine in the other, which he intended to send at
-the head of the old Lord, when fortunately one of the footmen, seeing
-the case was desperate, took a cushion from the sofa, with which he
-succeeded in knocking Mr. Jacko down. The man was desired to take him
-away and give him a good whipping, but it did him no good; for a day or
-two afterwards we were left in the drawing-room alone, and Mr. Jacko
-no sooner heard the door shut than he jumped up from his basket, where
-it was supposed he was fast asleep, and looked round the room to
-see what mischief he could be at. He first leaped upon a table where
-there were some beautiful prints, and unfortunately there was also an
-inkstand: well, Jacko peeped into this, and thinking, I suppose, what
-it contained would be good to drink, took hold of it in his paw and put
-it to his mouth, but spit it all out again a great deal faster than he
-had swallowed it. In a violent passion he threw the inkstand down upon
-the table, and the ink poured all over the beautiful prints. He then
-saw a large china vase full of lovely flowers, and instantly went to
-take one out, to smell I suppose, but it not coming as easily as he
-wished, he gave a violent pull, and down went the beautiful vase, which
-was broke in a thousand pieces. Seeing all this mischief, I thought I
-would try and make somebody hear, so I whistled as loud as I could,
-for which I was rewarded by his throwing a book at me with such force
-that it knocked me down; after this, the ticking of a clock caught his
-attention, and hopping on to the table where it stood, he tapped at
-the glass which covered it, very gently at first, but at last in such
-a rage that it broke! But this time he was punished, for the broken
-glass cut his foot, and, screaming with pain, he ran about the room
-spoiling every thing he touched with his bleeding paw: at last he saw
-the little girl’s basket lying on a chair, and going up to it, thinking
-I suppose there was something inside which he wished to eat, gently
-put his paw in: at first he did not venture to poke it low enough to
-get whatever it was that he wanted, but being too impatient to give up
-the attempt, he stuffed his head in so fast, that he remained with the
-basket sticking on it like a hat, so far over his eyes that he could
-not see. I never saw such a rage as he was in; he ran about the room
-thumping against all the chairs and tables, and must have hurt himself
-very much: however a servant coming in caught hold of Mr. Jacko, and
-carried him away to chain him up. The old Lord was so angry when he saw
-the mischief he had done, that he gave him away directly. I liked my
-little Masters exceedingly; for though they did pull me about, yet they
-never hurt me.
-
-Soon after these events we all left Paris for England; in a great
-machine on four wheels, called “The Family Coach.” I travelled inside
-on little Lucy’s knee, and slept nearly all the way. How astonished
-I was on opening my eyes, after a long nap, to see at Boulogne an
-enormous quantity of water all collected together, so much, that I
-could not perceive any land, but beautiful blue waves for miles and
-miles. Whilst changing horses, we walked down to the sands, and saw
-some little boats come in, full of different sorts of fish, which their
-owners had caught in the sea, for that is what they call the great body
-of water which so much astonished me. I thought it very cruel to kill
-all those pretty fish, which must have feelings like myself; but they
-told me that almost all the poor people there lived upon them.
-
-We arrived at Calais late in the evening, and set off next morning by
-break of day in a large vessel called a “Steam Boat:” not feeling any
-ill effects from its motion, I was greatly amused by watching all the
-strange people on board. There was one, a Miss Wilnemina Pugabunder,
-who seemed to cause infinite entertainment to all the passengers, by
-the ridiculous affection she shewed for her numerous pets. A little
-French Poodle, with a silver collar, ornamented with small bells, and
-a long blue riband; a large Angola Cat, with a gilt collar, on which
-were engraved its own name of “Silver Tabby,” and that of its mistress;
-a large Macaw, two or three guinea-pigs, shut up in a basket, and a
-quantity of gold and silver fish, in a large tub of fresh water. Though
-so ill that she was almost unable to stand, still she would not leave
-her favourites, but staid coaxing first one and then the other, and
-doing her best to keep peace between them; for the dog did not like
-the parrot, and the cat seemed to have rather too great an affection
-for the fish; and when they unluckily came in contact with each other,
-there was such a screaming from the animals themselves, as well as
-their mistress, that you would have thought there was a whole menagerie
-on board. Another of the passengers, an old lady, was so fat, and such
-an enormous size, that it seemed quite a trouble to her to move about;
-but her husband was quite the contrary, which rendered her the more
-remarkable. I at first took him for her son, and it was not till I
-heard her call him husband, that I could believe it, for he was not, I
-am sure, so tall as my little Master, Cæsar. I afterwards learned they
-called him a dwarf, and that he was going to England to show himself
-as a curiosity, as well as his wife, whose extraordinary rotundity
-rendered her a still greater object of astonishment.
-
-We did not go to London on our road to Cherry Tree Park, the seat of
-the Old Lord; at which I was very sorry, but comforted myself with
-the hope of visiting it at some future time. All I saw in this new
-country surprised me greatly; every thing was so different from what
-I had before seen. I longed for poor José to share in the kindness
-and attentions I received from this good family. The Young Lord
-(as my little Master Cæsar was called, to distinguish him from his
-grandfather) was a good tempered, high spirited lad, and though he did
-sometimes tease me by making me run more than I liked, still I was
-very fond of him, for I knew he did not do it with a wish to torment
-me. His little sister Lucy was very amiable; all the poor about her
-Grandfather’s estate seemed quite to adore her, she was so good to
-them, and spent all her money in buying them clothes, which she made
-herself. I advise all my little friends who have it in their power, to
-be charitable; for, from the pleasure this little girl seemed to enjoy
-when making others happy, it must be a very delightful thing.
-
-Never having lived a country life, except in my native village, I
-was greatly surprised at all the wonderful things I saw at the farm:
-the nice clean kitchen, with its sanded floor, bright oven, great
-arm chair, and large wooden clock, delighted me excessively; but I
-was still more pleased when I saw how kind and attentive they are to
-animals in England: the fold, with its fat beasts; the piggery, with
-its great engine, to dress the dinners of its sleepy inhabitants;
-the hen houses, with their flews, to keep them warm in winter; the
-cow-house, so clean and neat, were all new to me: but I must not
-omit the dairy, where I was a constant visiter when I could escape
-unobserved, and steal from its bright earthen vases the good new milk,
-or fine rich cream. When, however I was discovered to have committed
-this offence, I was always severely punished, and told it was very
-wicked to steal, even a thing of hardly any value; for if you can see
-no harm in taking a cake or a bit of sugar which does not belong to
-you, you will soon think there can be no harm in taking a sixpence or
-shilling from Papa or Mamma, if you want it.
-
-I here saw what I had been before told of,--shearing sheep. Little
-Cæsar took me down with him one morning to the small stream which runs
-close to the farm, where they were washing the whole flock, previous
-to depriving them of their nice wool. I was almost stunned with the
-noise of the men and boys, the barking of the dogs, and the bleating
-of the poor animals themselves, who did not seem at all to like this
-cold bath, and gained the opposite bank as fast as possible. A few days
-after, while their wool was yet of a snowy white, the shepherd drove
-them from the nice green hill where they were feeding to the farm,
-where, fastened in the sheep pen, each waited its turn to be committed
-to the hands of the shearer.
-
-Little Lucy and her brother were very fond of riding: they had two
-beautiful ponies which their Grandpapa had given them. Cæsar’s was a
-very great favourite; it was so small, that one day having gone out to
-meet the hounds, which were running in the fields near the house, its
-long bushy tail, which nearly touched the ground, was by them taken for
-the fox’s brush, and they all ran after him for some distance. Cæsar
-was greatly amused at this little adventure, and came home in high glee
-to relate to his sister the ludicrous mistake of the hounds in taking
-poor Taffey for a fox. This pony was very fond of apples, and when his
-little master did not take him one, would snuff about and put his nose
-into his pocket, to see if he had forgot to bring him one, or was only
-withholding it for his own amusement. When Taffey was turned out in
-an evening, the children used to go and play with him in the field;
-he knew their voices so well that he came trotting up as soon as ever
-they called him; sometimes they gave him a pocket handkerchief, which
-he would take in his mouth, gallop all round the field with, and bring
-back, without having in the least injured it.
-
-The harvest-home was a scene of great mirth and gaiety: my little
-friends were permitted to join the merry group, who, after the happy
-termination of their labours, had a feast and dance in the verdant
-meadow their hands had helped to mow. The Old Lord seemed greatly
-pleased with the amusement of his labourers and workmen.
-
-On Little Cæsar’s birthday, which was the 17th of June, he was allowed
-to invite a large party of his young friends to come and spend the
-day with him and his sister. They had a great deal of fun; donkey
-races for little books and toys, foot races, and games of every sort,
-from puss in the corner to hunt the slipper: the evening ended with a
-sillabub under a spreading beech tree; and great was the anxiety to
-find to whose share the ring and sixpence would fall. Little Lucy drew
-the ring, and Alfred Talbot, a friend of Cæsar, got the sixpence, upon
-which there was a great noise, and all the children laughed excessively
-at the little boy; why, I could not imagine.
-
-I was very unhappy to hear the Old Lord say, one day to his
-grandchildren, “My dears you are now old enough for me to think of
-sending you to school. Your poor father had such an affection for
-public education, that I agreed to his dying request of your receiving
-one, when of proper age.” The little children both looked very grave
-at this address, and the tears starting into poor Lucy’s eyes, she had
-some trouble to hide her grief from her affectionate protector, who
-could never bear to see her afflicted.
-
-But I am sure she could not have been more grieved than I was; the
-idea that I should probably be separated from my dear little friends,
-and perhaps fall into the hands of some wicked boy, careless little
-girl, or cross old gentleman, who, if I only discovered he wore a
-wig, would, unlike my good Old Lord, be furious instead of amused; or
-some old grumpy woman, who would prefer her tabbies, her minettes,
-her pugs and her poodles to me, and would scold me most severely for
-every slight misdemeanour. This idea made me very melancholy; and
-the evening after I had heard this distressing intelligence I could
-eat no supper, and retired for the night with a wretched head-ache,
-feeling very ill. I was awoke next morning by Cæsar and Lucy who were
-talking very earnestly. “But,” said the little boy, “I do not see why
-I should be so sorry to go to school: it must be very nice to have so
-many companions of my own age.” “Yes,” replied his sister, “but you
-will be so far from home! so far from dear Grandpapa!”--“But I shall
-always come home for the holidays, and I shall have such long accounts
-to give you, dear Lucy, of all I have seen and heard--Oh! it will be
-very nice! and our holiday will, I hope, be at the same time.” “How can
-you think you will like going to school,” asked Lucy, “where you will
-have to get up so early, to work so hard, and to eat a great piece of
-thick batter pudding before you begin your dinner, that you may not
-devour too much meat?” “That is the account Willy Dawson gives of his
-school,” replied Cæsar; “but if you ask Tommy Longshanks, he is always
-sorry when it is holiday time; for at Mr. Thumpem’s they are so happy
-and merry, playing at cricket, football, leap frog, battledoor and
-shuttlecock, fishing, and shooting with a bow and arrow, as soon as
-lessons are over,--Oh! I think it will be quite delightful!” “I wish I
-could expect as much amusement at the school I am going to,” observed
-Lucy; “but I fear the girls, like those at Mrs. Adagio’s, will be very
-sentimental, and pass their time on a verdant lawn, at the edge of a
-running brook, or under the branches of a weeping willow, scribbling
-poetry, or at least attempting to do so.” “Well we shall see,” said
-Cæsar; “but come to Mrs. Marmalade’s, she promised to make each of us
-a large plum cake whenever we went to school, so we must remind her
-of it.” So saying they left the room, and I saw no more of them until
-breakfast time, when Little Lucy, bringing me some bread and milk, said
-very sorrowfully, “My poor dear Little Marmotte, what will become of
-you when we are gone.” Oh! how I longed to speak her language, to have
-asked her more about her departure! In the middle of the day, while I
-was sitting in the drawing-room with the Old Lord, who on account of
-the heat had taken off his wig and thrown it down, the entrance bell
-rung, and, in a minute, before he could find his wig or make his escape
-from the room, a servant announced Mrs. Eliza Grey.
-
-“My dear Mrs. Grey, I am greatly shocked that I have lost my wig!”
-exclaimed the old gentleman, as he advanced towards his visiter.
-
-“Lost it! Has my naughty Little Lucy been playing you some new
-trick,--teasing Grandpapa as usual?” “No, indeed I have not,” said my
-young mistress, who had overheard these words as she tripped gaily into
-the room, “but dear grannie! how very funny you look with your bald
-head!”
-
-“I think your naughty little pet must have stolen my periwig, as you
-always call it, for I can find it nowhere.” “What is this new pet of
-yours, my dear Lucy?” inquired Mrs. Grey, “I think I have never seen
-it.”
-
-“Not seen my Marmotte!” exclaimed she, running across the room to the
-corner, where, reclining on the very wig in question, I was enjoying
-the ludicrous appearance of my old friend.
-
-“Oh! you abominable little thief!” cried Lucy, as soon as she perceived
-me. “What have you done? I pity you the scolding you will get,” added
-she, laughingly restoring the wig to her Grandfather, and placing
-me on Mrs. Grey’s knee. “And what are you going to do with this poor
-little animal, when you go to school?” said this good old Lady.
-
-“I do not know, and I am very unhappy about it; but come Marmi, show
-some of your tricks to this good Lady.” Upon which, I jumped down,
-and began to dance and caper about to her great amusement; she seemed
-highly delighted to see me eat like a squirrel--sitting on my hind feet
-and feeding myself with my front paws.
-
-To Lucy’s infinite delight, and my no small pleasure, Mrs. Grey
-proposed taking me home with her; she had such a kind benevolent
-countenance, and such good natured affectionate manners, that I was
-sure she must be very amiable, and therefore liked the idea of living
-with her, better than the chance of falling into the hands of some one
-who might not treat me so well. It was not, however, without a deep
-feeling of regret, that I took leave of the Old Lord and his charming
-grandchildren, and quitted Cherry Tree Park; for though I was sure Mrs.
-Grey would treat me very kindly, yet not being acquainted with her
-household, I feared there might be people under her hospitable roof,
-who might not treat me so well; and so it proved, for Miss Stitcher,
-the lady’s maid, looked at me as an intruder, and was very cross from
-the first day of my arrival; and the dreadful quarrels there sometimes
-were between her favourite lap dog and myself, only served to increase
-her ill will towards me; but Mrs. Grey continued very kind, and I heard
-her one day saying, “It is very wrong of you, Martha, to treat that
-poor little animal so ill; I always see you pinching and kicking it,
-whenever it comes near you.” Miss Stitcher did not answer, but turned
-away looking very ill-natured.
-
-A short time after this, we went to London to pass a few days. I
-expected great amusement from all the pretty things there, and hoped
-perhaps to see my dear little Lucy, whose school was in that vast city.
-But, as it happened, I was never more to see her; for the morning
-after our arrival, I was sitting at the open window of the first floor
-apartment, when a boy with a barrel organ stopped before the house
-where we were, and played the national air of my country, which poor
-José used so often to whistle: I listened, I gazed at the boy, I
-listened again, and then having assured myself, by a long and ardent
-look, of the identity of this little musician, with my oldest and
-best friend José, I sprang from the window and leaped into his arms.
-He had also, I think, recognized me; for I had a white mark under my
-chin, which is not usual in animals of my species. He caressed me, and
-called me his dear Pierrot; and seeing I answered to this name, he was
-confident I was his own little Marmotte; and on Mrs. Grey’s coming to
-the window to see what had become of me, he related to her my former
-history, and the manner in which he had lost me.
-
-This good old lady, touched by the affection which he shewed for
-me, and which I seemed to return with such pleasure and gratitude,
-consented to give me up to my former possessor; and the guinea which
-she kindly added to the little sum he had collected during his absence
-from his native country, enabled him to return to his own village, and
-poor old mother, accompanied by me, whose joy at once more visiting
-the rugged Alps and fertile valley d’Aosta, in company with my dear
-José, knew no bounds; but I was very sorry on arriving at his cottage
-to perceive how much his mother was changed during my absence. Poor
-old woman; she now hobbles about with a great stick to support her
-tottering steps, and age will, I fear, soon deprive her of her sight,
-which is already become very dim.
-
-The meeting between the mother and son was quite affecting. José was
-now looked upon as the village oracle, having seen so much more of the
-world than even its oldest inhabitants. His opinion was consulted,
-and his advice was taken upon every occasion. I was also treated with
-greater respect for being a traveller; and I can assure you I did
-look very grave and learned, when seated on the bench by the side of
-José: I listened to the long accounts he gave of all he had seen and
-heard; and it was the amusement which these relations seemed to give
-his companions that first gave me the idea of placing my adventures on
-paper for the amusement of my young friends, the Young Lord and his
-sister Lucy.
-
-If any of my little readers desire to know the fate of the wicked
-Simon, who bore so conspicuous a part in the commencement of this
-story, I will inform them, that notwithstanding the beatings and
-lectures he received from his father, as well as the fear and dislike
-shewed him by all the villagers, he continued his inhuman conduct, and
-at last fell a victim to it. May his fate prove a warning to all those
-who are disposed to behave cruelly and wickedly towards poor feeble
-animals, who have not force or strength to defend themselves. Let them
-remember that holy precept “do unto others as thou wouldest that they
-should do unto thee;” and ask themselves whether they would like to be
-as ill used as the miserable victims of their power.
-
-One day, a few months after I had quitted the valley, Simon went out
-accompanied by two large dogs, to amuse himself with chasing some
-cattle which were grazing in the valley. These animals, rendered
-furious by this violent exercise, and the wounds inflicted by the teeth
-of the dogs which Simon barbarously urged on to attack them, turned
-fiercely upon their savage enemy, and knocking him down, soon left
-him a bloody and mangled corpse; a frightful example of what the free
-indulgence of the passions generally leads to.
-
-I am writing in the chimney corner of José’s kitchen, which I hope
-never again to quit for any length of time. I am as happy here as I
-can be: my only complaint is that the day is never half long enough;
-and I do not think I should ever have found time to write this little
-book, had I not heard of the dreadful misery existing in Ireland, and
-determined, if possible, to add my mite to the generous contributions
-of the benevolent. My success now remains with you, my dear friends;
-and pray remember, while you read these few pages, that it is a
-Marmotte who writes, in the hope of providing a morsel of food for your
-poor starving fellow-creatures.
-
-I must now forward this little work to Mrs. Eliza Grey, who has kindly
-offered to translate it; and only hope it may not arrive too late to
-aid in buying some potatoes.
-
-
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